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NHS funding a major issue in the coming election

The state of the British economy has made the cut backs in NHS funding a major issue in the coming election. However no matter what the posturing is right now, and no politician wants to be seen making cuts here, there may be no other viable alternatives. No matter who forms the government after 6th May, they will be under great strain to keep their earlier promises of no health fund cuts.

27 Apr 2010

Fears over flu jab adverse reactions in children

Till now more than 250 under five kids have developed some or other adverse reaction to seasonal flu jabs. There has been a mad rush at the adverse events hotline with many parents and healthcare staff panicking as more reports are streaming in. Initially there was a spike in cases in Western Australia but now more cases are being reported from Queensland and South Australia. The affected children developed fever, vomiting and seizures. Even New Zealand has reported three cases of febrile convulsions.

27 Apr 2010

CHE selects Zynx Health to deploy order sets and plans of care to 18 acute care hospitals

Catholic Health East, a multi-institutional health system headquartered in Newtown Square, Pa., announced it has selected Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, to deploy order sets and plans of care to 18 of its acute care hospitals.

26 Apr 2010

Comprehensive book on reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, proudly announces the release of a brand-new single volume comprehensive book on reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease by the internationally renowned cardiac surgeon and educator, Dr. Alain Carpentier. The book will launch at the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1 - 5, 2010.

26 Apr 2010

Huntington Hospital integrates new electronic order set solution to CPOE system

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Huntington Hospital has selected ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, to automate the creation, deployment and maintenance of evidence-based order sets.

26 Apr 2010

McKesson launches EHR solutions for independent physician practices

According to the American Chiropractic Association, there are more than 60,000 licensed chiropractors in the U.S. serving millions of patients who spend $40 billion annually. Those numbers are climbing as research shows a significant connection between chiropractic services and positive healthcare outcomes.

26 Apr 2010

ThermaCor 1200 Rapid Thermal Infusion System used successfully in multiple clinical cases

Smisson-Cartledge Biomedical LLC, an innovator in life saving cardiovascular devices, announced today that its ThermaCor 1200 Rapid Thermal Infusion System has been used successfully in multiple clinical cases in the United States and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

26 Apr 2010

New FDA approved Landon Medical PC-60C2 Finger Pulse Oximeter introduced for home use

PulseOximetersDIRECT.com, the leading online retailer of portable Pulse Oximeter products introduces today the new FDA approved Landon Medical PC-60C2 Finger Pulse Oximeter for home use.

26 Apr 2010

Bayer Diabetes Care launches DIDGET blood glucose monitoring system in the US

Bayer Diabetes Care today announced the introduction of the DIDGET™ blood glucose monitoring system in the United States. The DIDGET meter is unique because it is the only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and DS Lite gaming systems to help kids manage a lifelong disease by rewarding them for building consistent testing habits and meeting personalized blood glucose target ranges. Bayer's DIDGET meter is now available for purchase in the U.S. through CVS.com, Drugstore.com and Walgreens.com.

26 Apr 2010

IRIS International announces renewal of supply agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

IRIS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of urinalysis systems and consumables for use in hospitals and commercial laboratories worldwide, today announced that it has renewed a supply agreement for its full product line of automated and semi-automated urinalysis systems, related products, consumables and services agreements, with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the largest Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) serving healthcare providers nationwide. The new three-year contract is effective April 1, 2010.

26 Apr 2010

Medtronic receives FDA 510(K) clearance for PoleStar N30 Surgical MRI system

Medtronic today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance and U.S. launch of the PoleStar® N30 Surgical MRI system, the latest in neuro oncology surgical solutions.

26 Apr 2010

Kinetic Concepts introduces V.A.C.Via Therapy System

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today introduced V.A.C.Via Therapy System, a next-generation negative pressure wound therapy solution that offers clinicians and patients a mobile healing technology with the proven benefits and outcomes of V.A.C. Therapy.

26 Apr 2010

Reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease

26 Apr 2010

Beijing Customs seize Biosite's Triage products

Biosite's Triage products imported by Inverness Medical Beijing Co., Ltd. in April 2010 have been seized by Beijing Customs for not complying with the applicable importation regulations. As a result, the Chinese market is facing a severe shortage.

26 Apr 2010

Delaying puberty can give transgenders time to decide about gender identity

Complications from transgender procedures may be significantly minimized when treatment of a patient with severe gender identity disorder begins prior to puberty, according to expert opinion today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.

26 Apr 2010

New reprogramming strategies needed for production of iPSCs: Study

Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells. In a study that will appear in the journal Nature and is receiving early online release, investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), describe finding that an important cluster of genes is inactivated in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that do not have the full development potential of embryonic stem cells.

26 Apr 2010

Feature: Patient coding and the ratings game

In this week's BMJ, Nigel Hawkes, freelance journalist and Director of Straight Statistics, a campaign for the better use of statistical data, investigates how the way that patients are allocated diagnostic codes by a hospital can have a big effect on a hospital's performance.

26 Apr 2010

Negotiations break off between TUH and PASNAP

Negotiations broke off early Monday morning between Temple University Hospital and the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals after sessions on Saturday and an over 18-hour session Sunday into Monday.

26 Apr 2010

Delegates of 2010 CADTH Symposium select Sunnybrook poster as Best Overall Poster

A poster from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre entitled "Innovative Technology Conserves Resources and Generates Savings: A Case Study from the Sunnybrook Regional Processing Centre" was voted Best Overall Poster by delegates attending the 2010 CADTH Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

26 Apr 2010

Report shares what women need to know and what women can do

Lung Cancer Alliance hailed today's release of "Out of the Shadows: Women and Lung Cancer," a groundbreaking report issued by the Mary Horrigan Connors Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

26 Apr 2010